Timeline: WWII Timeline | Timetoast

Sep 1, 1939

Nazi Germany invaded Poland, which started WWII

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Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

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Sep 3, 1939

Britian, France, Australia, and New Zealand declares war on Germany

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Oct 28, 1940

Italy invaded Greece

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Dec 7, 1941

Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval base killing over 2,300 Americans

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Oct 18, 1942

Hitler orders the execution of the all captured British commandos

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Jun 6, 1944

The Allied powers crossed the English Channel landing on the beaches of the Normandy,France giving the Western Europe freedom from being controlled by the Nazis

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May 7, 1945

Gemany formally surrenders

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May 8, 1945

Marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed force

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Aug 15, 1945

Japan surrenders after atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrrended WWII in a formal ceremony

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